I did say I signed up to get a more detailed backstory in. So I figured I' start by refining the concept I used the first time around. This is also partially tied to that Primal Warrior of Light theory that is going around, if only because they and the Elementals are the only examples of aetherial beings.
(As I never played XI, only read about it, any resemblance to certain threads regarding THAT games races or Rhapsodies are likely coincidental)
The concept is basically a Homunculus, an artificial lifeform. Created from Aether.
Where I'm going with this is that the being (Aurora in this case) has no memories (she was just born an as such exaggerates the Ambiguous age aspect of Lalafells, being thought of by herself and other as being older), an that after a certain line at Azys Lla becomes worried about who she really is. (This being a factor into her foray into the Coils, Alexander, and the Triad quests. As well making her fear the Warriors of Darkness)
On the one hand, this either puts a literal spin on Hydaelyn referring to her as a daughter. (The Third Umbral Era ensured the only known practitioners of any fields could include Homunculi creation, such as Chimeric and bioweapon research, were extinct), which veers towards "Mary Sue" a little bit, or implies that she herself was created during Allag's time, but lied dormant within Dalamud or the Carteneau Flats and only awakened when the lesser moon fell, which might be a bit of a strech. Then again, I'm also pegging her as a Historian interested with Allag and maybe more involved with NORA even after the CT quests, and it does mean that I can keep within the original timeframe of her "birth" without retaining the other suish (an Legacy-player insulting) aspects of the original backstory.
What do you think. Is an Aetherial being in Mortal flesh possible? And would being Allagan-created be more believable than having Hydaelyn herself create her?
NVM, I just realize how being aetherial anything reeks of Special Snowflakes. I;m scrapping the origin for now
(As I never played XI, only read about it, any resemblance to certain threads regarding THAT games races or Rhapsodies are likely coincidental)
The concept is basically a Homunculus, an artificial lifeform. Created from Aether.
Where I'm going with this is that the being (Aurora in this case) has no memories (she was just born an as such exaggerates the Ambiguous age aspect of Lalafells, being thought of by herself and other as being older), an that after a certain line at Azys Lla becomes worried about who she really is. (This being a factor into her foray into the Coils, Alexander, and the Triad quests. As well making her fear the Warriors of Darkness)
On the one hand, this either puts a literal spin on Hydaelyn referring to her as a daughter. (The Third Umbral Era ensured the only known practitioners of any fields could include Homunculi creation, such as Chimeric and bioweapon research, were extinct), which veers towards "Mary Sue" a little bit, or implies that she herself was created during Allag's time, but lied dormant within Dalamud or the Carteneau Flats and only awakened when the lesser moon fell, which might be a bit of a strech. Then again, I'm also pegging her as a Historian interested with Allag and maybe more involved with NORA even after the CT quests, and it does mean that I can keep within the original timeframe of her "birth" without retaining the other suish (an Legacy-player insulting) aspects of the original backstory.
What do you think. Is an Aetherial being in Mortal flesh possible? And would being Allagan-created be more believable than having Hydaelyn herself create her?
NVM, I just realize how being aetherial anything reeks of Special Snowflakes. I;m scrapping the origin for now
